Me and the wife are going somewhere for our 10 year ann. We are 36 and 2 kids will be with the inlaws. Anyone go anywhere that was nice recently? I am thinking warm sunny and coctails by a pool or beach. Mexico or carribean maybe. I was looking at Aruba but people say too dangerous. Same with Mexico. Hawaii was on my mind but we have 5 days only and the flight alone would take a day. Just looking for any suggestions. Thanks!!

I would take a Caribbean cruise...totally safe and you get to see all kinds of cool places but aren't stuck in any one place. They give u all day to check out the little islands; go swimming at the beach, take a tour, shopping, whatever, then at nite ur back on the ship to relax eat dinner and do whatever. It's very family friendly -- definitely get the kids their own room!

Plus I'm not sure why Aruba would be dangerous, haven't heard that before.

My wife and I recently went to Curacaou (close to Aruba) and we had an amazing time. Some really good food in Willemsted (main town) which is where we stayed. PM me if you want some more details about things to do / places to see in Curacaou. But check it out on Frommers or tripadvisor first to see if it interests you.

And we felt very safe. We even did a 5km walk through a section of town that admittedly wasn't the best, but were never bothered and ignoring that, we never once felt unsafe...lots of people anyhow in the main town because you have a cruise ship per day usually.

Cruise would be my first choice, but can probably only get 3 day.
Plan B: rent a nice house in Florida or in outer banks (N.C.). You can pick to have more secluded or more touristy area. With 2 kids, probably need more tourist type attractions.
Still cruise would be more fun, and let in-laws watch the kids for the 3 days!

Jamaica, mahn!!!! There is a small Sandals unit, about 200 rooms. Was the best all-inclusive I've ever been to. MY favorite memory of any vacation is playing chess with my son with waist-high pieces in a torrential downpour where it was 80+ degrees and once it stopped I had the bar refresh my Cuba Libre for free.
Because it was smaller unit, the staff got to know who you were, what you liked. No tipping allowed. I just had to walk up to the bar and they knew what to make. The omlette lady knew what we wanted by the 2nd or 3rd day.